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| North Atlantic Ocean Circulation |
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| Responses
to the NAO |
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| Emphasis on NW Atlantic |
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| NAO
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| - Enhanced
production of LSW and |
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| intensification of DWBC |
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| - Labrador
Current weakens |
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| - Gulf Stream
north wall shifts North |
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| NAO - |
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| - Reduced
production of LSW and |
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| weakening of DWBC |
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| - Labrador
Current intensifies |
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| - Gulf Stream
north wall shifts South |
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